Medical Dietitian

Job Description

A Dietitian, or Registered Dietitian, creates nutrition plans to improve the health and physical conditions of patients. Their main duties include analyzing patients health status, goals and dietary restrictions, tracking clients dietary intake and progress and educating patients on how to maintain a balanced diet.Dietitians work on a group and an individual basis with people of all ages. They work both with people who are sick and people who are well. providing health advice and promoting healthy eating advising about special diets making presentations writing reports educating health professionals and the public about nutrition establishing and addressing key health needs helping to facilitate dietary changes working as part of a multidisciplinary team supervising dietetic assistants and supporting the work of other healthcare professionalsDietitians may work with people who have been diagnosed with medical conditions such as diabetes or coeliac disease, eating disorders or allergies, or provide practical advice to carers.Key Responsibilities:1. To collect personal, behavioural, medical , activity schedule and other relevant details of client (including Dietary /drinking/ smoking habits and cuisine preferences) through the Health and Habit Analysis prior to planning weight management / slimming program.2. To ensure client has understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of the program satisfactorily before initiating the program .3. To ensure that the DNA Slim programme is implemented and adhered for each and every client, DNA sample is taken at the time of booking itself, sample is sent to the laboratory on the same day and immediate implementation is executed on receipt of the individualized DNA Analysis report. Adherence to timeline of 7 days for the complete process is mandatory. To be responsible for delivering specific and individualized DNA based Diet and Activity inputs to each and every client and ensure client adherence by close monitoring and regular follow up.4. To ensure timely and constructive completion of zero session as per SOP5. To ensure that BP, Wellness and Fitness Assessments, body measurements have been taken and recorded accurately by self , physiotherapist and nurse / slimming therapist respectively from time to time. BCA, measurements and Fitness assessments to be repeated as per recommended guidelines in Standard Operating Procedures. Currently , these assessments have to be repeated as per the Rolling day cycle.6. To check & record the weight ( before and after the session) of client on the Client programme Record (CPR), daily record register (DRR) and the software as well . To be responsible for 100% accuracy and completion of data feeding for each and every client being monitored by the individual Dietician. All parameters as defined , have to be mandatorily entered in the software.7. To counsel and educate the client on appropriate diets, menu planning and healthy methods of food preparation for Weight Management and maintenance of optimum health and Wellness.8. To pre Plan sessions of clients as per individual requirements and the package booked - Appliance sessions / therapies / combination sessions to be administered scientifically to the client during the course of slimming program under the guidance of Slimming Head / Slimming Incharge

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